15th Match - South Africa v West Indies (25th March)

[LightningStrike]

One good last over and Saffers could be favourites. It's that close.

Anything above 130 would be dangerous.

 

[91Jmay]

Very hard to see that given net run rates as far as I can see. Would require SA to beat SL. But SA would surely have a better nrr than England in that case and go through.

SA's NRR could take a bit of a belting here if one of the Windies hitters gets going early. But yeah, England need to (and should) beat SL to qualify if WI do the job here.

 

[91Jmay]

One good last over and Saffers could be favourites. It's that close.

Anything above 130 would be dangerous.

Anything under 160 and WI are favourites, so that isn't even remotely true.

 

[kykweer.proteas]

Windies and gayle aregoing to go full tilt. Definitely wont take their time. 12 overs or all out

 

[kykweer.proteas]

Excellent bowling

 

[LightningStrike]

So it ends up being a good last over for Windies (and England). Got away with the full toss - but it was well bowled otherwise.

 

[91Jmay]

Reckon SA are 30-40 short, 130 was a bare minimum target. SA need to gamble and bowl Tahir in the first 6 to try and get a couple early.

 

[Compton]

Brilliant last two overs.

 

[theegyptian]

A Gayle storm would ruin SA's nrr, not?

Yes but they'd still regain some of it by winning the next game against SL. And England would obviously drop their nrr further if they lost to SL. Given that SA have a comfortably superior nrr currently to England it would have to be some thrashing by windies today and some other things to happen.

 

[LightningStrike]

Come on Windies!!!!!!

 

[weldone]

Gayle's celebration after his 2nd wicket was the coolest thing.

 

[LightningStrike]

Anything under 160 and WI are favourites, so that isn't even remotely true.

Don't be daft. 140 wins most games on this pitch.

 

[91Jmay]

This pitch hasn't looked like this all tournament. Groundsman has left grass on deliberately as he was getting pelters.

Windies to win it in 14 overs.

 

[kykweer.proteas]

Gayle's celebration after his 2nd wicket was the coolest thing.

Not even gayle could celebrate a wicket off the worst shot of the year.

 

[LightningStrike]

Butthead is back on the mic. I think he's been banned from commentating when S Africa bat.

 

[kykweer.proteas]

Yes!!!!! **** yes!!!!

 

[weldone]

Haha the match is alive suddenly.

 

[LightningStrike]

Gayle out! It's all OVER!

 

[weldone]

Butthead is back on the mic. I think he's been banned from commentating when S Africa bat.

who?

 

[weldone]

The main problem for WI is that their top-order isn't as good as SA, except Gayle. They have players like Johnson Charles and Andre Fletcher in top 3 - if Gayle fails then the powerplay may not be so explosive. On the other hand, SA top-order isn't reliant on one player.

time to test this now